MILWAUKEE (12/30/2017) -- In a contest that featured seven ties and 24 lead changes, five Titans scored in double figures, but Milwaukee went on one last run late in the game as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team dropped an 87-79 contest at Panthers Arena on Saturday night.
Redshirt junior
Kameron Chatman led the way with a game-high 20 points and also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out three assists. Graduate Senior
Roschon Prince tallied his first double-double of the year tying his season-high with 11 points and pulling down a season-best 10 rebounds, and junior
Tariiq Jones recorded 12 points and tied his season high with five boards.
It was back and forth in the first half as Detroit Mercy (4-11, 0-2 HL) found themselves down by six, 29-23, with 9:33 left when the red, white and blue took a five-point lead on the strength of a 14-3 run. That spurt was capped by baskets from senior
Jaleel Hogan and Jones as the Titans led 37-32 at the 6:16 mark.
Milwaukee (8-7, 1-1 HL) was able to recover and take a slim 48-47 advantage into the half.
The second half started much like the first with both teams having leads. The Titans last lead was at 59-58 as Jones connected on a jumper with 15:24 left.
The Panthers got the advantage back and led for the next eight minutes until free throws from sophomore
Corey Allen and Prince knotted it at 73-73 with 7:08 remaining. That is when Milwaukee ended the contest on a 14-6 run.
Hogan finished with 10 points to move into a tie for 35th place in school history with 1, 062 points. Junior
Josh McFolley added 11 points, three rebounds and two steals and freshman
Jermaine Jackson Jr. recorded seven points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Detroit Mercy shot 43.9 percent and won the rebounding battle, 38-31.
The Titans will return to action next Friday, Jan. 5, as the red, white and blue host Wright State at 9 p.m. in a nationally televised game on ESPNU.
First Half:
- The Titans led by two twice, 10-8 and 12-10, on baskets from Hogan, but Milwaukee came back to take a four-point lead, 18-14, with 13:24 left.
- A 3-pointer from Jackson Jr. and a jumper from Chatman put the Titans ahead, 19-18, and Detroit Mercy also led at 21-10 and 23-22 with 11:06 remaining.
- The Panthers stormed ahead for a six-point lead, 29-23, but five-straight points from Chatman and then a triple from Allen had the Titans ahead again at 31-29 at the 8:29 mark.
- Jones added two free throws to increase the lead to 33-29 and then the Titans extended it to as many as five on three occasions, the latest at 41-36 as McFolley got inside for a layup with 4:12 showing on the scoreboard.
- Milwaukee scored five straight to tie the game and would take a 48-47 lead at the break.
- Detroit Mercy shot 54.3 percent (19-of-35) in the opening 20 minutes with four 3-pointers and won the glass, 17-14, but Milwaukee shot 61.5 percent (16-of-26) with six triples to lead at the break.
Second Half:
- An early dunk by Prince had the Titans in front, 49-48, but Milwaukee came right back to take the lead.
- Chatman pushed the Titans back on top with a jumper and then a free throw from Allen had the score at 54-52 with just under 18 minutes left.
- Milwaukee went ahead again, but a three from Chatman had the Titans back in front and later on, Jones hit a jumper and it was 59-58 Detroit Mercy with 15:24 remaining.
- The Panthers surged ahead again, this time by as many as five, 71-66, with 9:06 on the clock, but the Titans started to chip away with a three from McFolley.
- After two free throws from Milwaukee, Allen got to the line and made two from the charity stripe and so did Prince, tying it at 73-73 with 7:06 left.
- Milwaukee then took the lead for good with five-straight free throws and pushed its advantage to seven, 84-77, with a 3-pointer at the 4:54 mark.
Game Notes
- Milwaukee now leads the all-time series, 28-23
- The Tirans had five or more players in double figures for the fourth time this season
- Detroit Mercy came into the game second in the HL and 43rd in the country in free throw percentage at 75.8 percent and were 15-of-19 (78.9%) in the game.
- The Titans won the rebounding stat for the seventh time this season
- The 11 turnovers were the third fewest on the season, behind only the seven against Toledo and 10 versus Siena Heights
- It was Chatman's seventh 20-point game of the season and his third in the last four games.
- It was Prince's seventh career double-double and his first with Detroit Mercy as the other six came at Long Beach State.
- Prince tied his season high with 11 points for the third time this year, while his season high in rebounds was seven against Murray State.
- Hogan passed Larry Salci '68 and is now tied for 35th place with Ray Albee '60 on the all-time scoring list with 1,062 career points, just 13 away from Carl Pickett '97
